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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
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Fraud email example:
From: smith francisLast Name <francissmithfamily62@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2008 04:30:32 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Very Urgent
Dear Beloved,
I will like to use this medium to introduce myself to you properly. My name is Francis Smith .I am a citizen of Liberia. I am now residing in Ghana where I came to claim my inheritance.
I came to Ghana for a purpose and a mission which I would want you to partake in it and also because of the rising situation that came up during my stay in Ghana. I am from a family of three (3) comprises of two boys and a girl, but unfortunately for me I lost the rest siblings of my family together with my father in Liberia during the conflict (civil war). My Father died as a result of an attack on his life by the rebel leader who invaded our country in late 2005.
My Late Father was the former personal assistant to the minister of mines, works and energy. Before he was killed, and also before he started working for the Government of my country Liberia, he was dealing on sales of Gold and Diamonds of which he got his fame as a Gold and Diamond Merchant in my country.
This is why I have to contact you. Before the death of my late father, he came to Ghana to deposit the sum amount of money and Gold with a bank here in Ghana for safekeeping and onward transfer, and in the time of the deposit of the money with the bank, he sign a contract bond with the bank not to transfer the money without a foreign beneficiary.
You have to help me to invest the money and sell the Gold because they are very expensive; I have thought about it myself and have come to a conclusion, that I will give you half of the Gold under the money and also 20% of the sum total money for your assistance. I would like you to get back to me with your information. I would need to send you all documents involved so you can contact the bank regarding the transfer of the fund as the foreign beneficiary.
As soon as i get your prompt reply I will send you the following information.
1, the name of the bank
2, The Amount involved.
3, the bank website,
4, my contact address and my personal number,
5, my international passport
The reason I did not include them is because of ungodly act been carried out by those Fraudster on internet because they may likely use them for their ungodly acts. Please I want you to stand in this chance so you can help us get this money out of this bank, so you have to get back to me so that I can send you the (5) items not included in my mail to you for further information and for good understanding
Hope to hear from you soon
My regards
Francis Smith.
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